Chapter 695: South Fights North (1)
The first of the Japanese troops to rush to the ditch was the 6th Cavalry Wing of the 6th Division led by Inoki Kindasa.
After Kinta Inoki arrived at Jiagou, he inspected the damage to the Jiagou stronghold and the railway station on the spot, and examined the bodies of the fallen soldiers one by one. At this time, Inoki panicked and ordered the troops to search everywhere and reported to the division commander, Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro, that Princess Junmiya Hideko was not found.
Since Liu Yimin's public trial of Gu Shoufu, the Japanese army has lost people in front of the whole world, and what they are most afraid of is that the division commander, the army commander, and the like will fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and there will be another public trial. Now that the bodies of the Jiagou garrison have been found, the bodies of the captain of the special operations squadron, Isamu Nishimura, and the special forces have also been found, and there is only one Princess Hideko Jungong missing, could it be that Her Royal Highness the princess has fallen into the hands of Liu Yimin again? As a result, Inoki's report was reported to Emperor Hirohito.
To tell the truth, when Emperor Hirohito sent Princess Jungong Hideko to assassinate Liu Yimin, he was sure in his heart, and felt that Princess Jungong Hideko was a martial arts genius and had such a good education, no matter how powerful Liu Yimin was, he was just a general who led the troops to fight, and it was impossible to escape the sniping of Princess Jungong Hideko. Besides, Princess Hideko Chungong looks like a fairy, and she doesn't necessarily need to use weapons, as long as Liu Yimin meets her, she may be turned upside down, and maybe she will obediently surrender to the Great Japanese Empire! As a result, Hideko Junmiya really fought for Emperor Hirohito, and found out the take-off time of Liu Yimin's landline in Jinan, "providing intelligence for the aviation to intercept Liu Yimin." But the aviation was so unfortunate that they let Liu Yimin escape with his life. Now it's okay, Jungong Hideko went south to pursue the Xiǎo troops of the Eighth Route Army who blew up the Xuzhou Railway Station, and was attacked by the Eighth Route Army in the remote Xiǎo market town in Jiagou.
Enraged, Emperor Hirohito sent a very harshly worded telegram to Sugimoto, instructing him to find the princess and save his wife no matter what. Otherwise, extremely severe disciplinary sanctions will be imposed on Shanshan Yuan.
Emperor Hirohito's anger, Sugimoto directly vented his anger on Iida Sadagu, and scolded Iida Sadagu in the telegram, saying that he was only worthy of being the son of the village head, "only worthy of doing some pig farming work" pig brain, why didn't he stop Princess Junmiya Hideko, and didn't send a large army to escort her, Her Royal Highness the princess died in his hands.
After scolding, Shanshan Yuan ordered Iida Zhengu to go to Jiagou in person, investigate the scene, not let go of any clues, be sure to find out what happened to Her Royal Highness the princess, and be sure to save the princess. Otherwise, ask Iida Sadagu to apologize directly.
Iida Zhengu already knew that he was in trouble when Tang Xiu'er sent a report asking for help. But he couldn't help it, the two mechanized divisions, the Fifth Division and the Second Division, rushed to reinforce Dangshan last night, and the other Guards Division was far away in Yanzhou and Tai'an. Moreover, the defense between Tai'an, Yanzhou, and Jining must always have troops to take over the defense, and Tai'an, Yanzhou, and Jining must not be relinquished to the Eighth Route Army! The 1st Division and the 23rd Gu Division were also on the Dangshan line, and the 23rd Division had to stay on the Longhai Road to strengthen the defensive line. As for the 27th Division and the 114th Division in Xuzhou, Iida Sadagu did not dare to move at all. Iida Zhengu is not stupid, "Although Liu Yimin led the main force south, but the mountainous area of Lunan, southeast Lu, and central and southern Lu are all base areas of the Eighth Route Army, and now they will rely on the Longhai Line to divide the connection between the Shandong Eighth Route Army and the southbound Eighth Route Army" Once the Longhai Road defense line is weak, the Shandong Eighth Route Army can go south at any time" Liu Yimin can also wander to Shandong at any time, and the situation in Shandong will not be easy to clean up.
As for the Japanese army in Bengbu, Iida Zhengu didn't think about it, the 17th Division was stationed in Anhui, and there was only one division in such a large territory, which was simply like withdrawing pepper noodles, which was not enough at all. The geographical location of Bengbu is important, but no matter how important it is, it cannot be more important than Heféi and Anqing, at best, it is only a wing of defenders.
Gangbe Naosaburo's battle plan was easy, quickly strengthening the strength of the Bengbu garrison, and cooperating with the North China Front Army to attack Liu Yi's main force in the north and south, how long was this fast? Even with its best efforts, how many troops can the 17th Division muster? You must know that Liu Yimin's division has wiped out the tiger and wolf divisions of the 8th Division, 10th Division, and 14th Division, can a 17th Division stop them? I am afraid that as long as the 17th Division increases its troops to Bengbu, it will be equivalent to sending troops into Liu Yimin's wolf's mouth, and it is better to let them guard Bengbu, so as not to have any more accidents.
Iida Sadagu calculated that before the mechanized division arrived at Jiagou, he could only let the 6th and 16th divisions quickly move south to reinforce them. However, these two divisions do not have a high degree of mechanization as the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the Guards Division, and in this vast snowy field, the slow marching speed of the troops means that the speed of the assault and the speed of retreat are slow, and it is easy to be surrounded by Liu Yi's main force, and the trouble will be even greater.
Therefore, after receiving Tang Xiu'er's telegram for help, Iida Sadagu immediately ordered the preparation of the 6th Division and the 16th Division to go south to reinforce Jiagou, and sent a report to Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe, urging him to quickly go south, recapture Suxian, and rescue Princess Jungong Hideko.
After the departure of the 6th and 16th Divisions, Iida Sadagu sighed and sighed in the headquarters of the 12th Army, restless, and waited for the telegram from the defenders of the ditch. As a result, after waiting and waiting, not only did he lose telegraph contact with Princess Junmiya Hideko, but in the end, he waited for the report that Inoki's defenders of the ditch and Nishimura Isa's special operations squadron were all shattered, and that there was no trace of Princess Junmiya Hideko. Iida Sadagu didn't dare to slack off, and while quickly reporting to Sugi Moto, he kept sending telegrams to the troops, urging them to go south quickly, thinking of finding the princess and rescuing the princess.
In order to share the worries of Iida Sadagu, the chief of staff, Xiǎo Hayashi Asasaburo, had the courage to remind Iida Sadagu that Princess Junmiya Hideko was extremely skilled and came and went very mysteriously, maybe she had safely broken through and acted alone to continue to complete the task of assassinating Liu Yimin. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Liu Yimin captures Princess Pure Palace Xiuzi, with Liu Yimin's graceful virtue, he sees Her Royal Highness the princess who is a celestial person, where will she be willing to judge her, the big deal is that Her Royal Highness the princess dedicates herself to Liu Yimin for the Great East Asian Holy War, and satisfies his yínyù, maybe Liu Yimin will like Her Royal Highness the princess "Over time, relax your vigilance, Her Royal Highness the princess seized the opportunity and killed Liu Yimin in one fell swoop."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Iida Sadagu scold, and the big ear scraper was fanned in Xiǎo Lin Saburo's face.
Xiǎo Lin Qianzaburo didn't dare to talk anymore, and stood there covering his face without saying a word.
Iida Sadagu is going to continue to attack, and the confidential staff officer sent a telegram from Sugi Yuan, Iida Sadagu scolded the old bastard of Sugsugi, and before he found the princess, he began to blame others and find scapegoats, Princess Jungong Hideko has a special identity, she wants to go south, who can stop it!
Scolding and scolding, Iida Zhengu still has the consciousness to carry out the order, and immediately ordered to prepare the horse, he will personally go to Jiagou to investigate the scene and command the troops to recapture Suxian and rescue the princess.
Frightened by the capture of the two short-lived commanders, Otaka Kamizo and Tani Shoo, he repeatedly begged Iida Sadagu not to leave Xuzhou, and he was willing to go to Jiagou to survey the battlefield in place of His Excellency the Commander. As for the operational command of the recapture of Suxian, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbu should be fully responsible.
Iida Sadagu immediately adopted this suggestion, and ordered Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba, commander of the 6th Division, to command the 6th Division and the 16th Division to reinforce the operation.
At this time, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Wing, Inoki Jintaisa, who was in the ditch, was in trouble again.
This Sixth Division was definitely a first-class offensive division in the Japanese army, which was also known as the Beast Division. If it was to put aside the past, Inoki would have led his troops south to pursue him, because in the minds of the officers and soldiers of this beast division, the Chinese army was completely vulnerable, and he dared to pursue or even encircle and annihilate a division of the Chinese army with one wing. But now the situation is different, their former division commander, Lieutenant General Gu Shoufu, was actually tried by the Eighth Route Army, and Ling Chi executed the mechanized 14th Division, and the mechanized 14th Division has just been annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, and the arrogance of this group of beasts has been greatly reduced. After Kinta Inoki arrived at Jiagou, he just searched the scene to find the whereabouts of Princess Hideko Junmiya, but he was reluctant to pursue south.
Of course, it can't be completely said that Inoki was too cowardly, afraid of the Eighth Route Army, and didn't dare to pursue south. You must know that although it is not far from Xuzhou to Jiagou, the soldiers are so cold that their hands and feet are numb when they march in the snow, and the war horses should have to work hard to run, and there are war horses on the road that slip to the point of injury. When you arrive at the ditch, you should take a little rest, bake the fire to keep warm, let the soldiers drink hot tea, and hurry up to find Her Royal Highness the princess.
Inoki Jintai did not pursue in the direction of Fu Liji, which did not mean that the Eighth Route Army would let him go. Because this group of xiǎo devils kill people and set fires, they do everything. If it is not allowed to pursue it quickly south, the people around the ditch will suffer.
On the serpentine hill to the south of the ditch, four mén mortars were quietly erected. A platoon commander-like Eighth Route Army first visually measured the distance, then shouted a series of passwords, and soon, four mortar shells flew out of the barrel and flew towards the Japanese soldiers who were warming themselves on the ruins of the Jiagou stronghold.
After Inoki arrived at Jiagou, he had already searched around, but found no trace of the Eighth Route Army. Hearing the sound of the cannon, Inoki Jintai panicked, thinking that he was encircled by the Eighth Route Army, and immediately ordered the troops to prepare for battle.
Since the Sixth Division invaded China, although it has experienced major battles and suffered heavy casualties, it has not suffered a devastating blow, and there are many veterans in the troops. Without Inogi's order, the veterans began to hide when they heard the sound of the cannons, and quickly set up their guns and prepared to counterattack.
Kinta Inoki was very satisfied with the performance of his soldiers, but he was not satisfied with the performance of the Eighth Route Army, through the binoculars, he could see clearly that the artillery of the Eighth Route Army that sneaked up only had four mortars, and when those artillerymen finished firing five rounds, they dismantled the artillery unhurriedly and fled on their horses in a hurry. This can be regarded as making Inoki Jintai angry, the Eighth Route Army is simply too despicable and shameless, and the work of sneak attacks every day, just the five rounds of these four mén mortars, Inoki Jintai killed and wounded more than 30 cavalrymen.
Kinta Inoki immediately ordered his troops to attack, catch up with the daring Tsuchihachi, and completely destroy them.
The officers and soldiers of the 6th Cavalry Wing of the Japanese Army quickly assembled and began to pursue southward along the road from Heféi to Jinan.
As soon as I crossed the foot of the serpentine mountain, I heard the sound of gunfire, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the Taisho 11-Year light machine gun rang out like beans. Inoki Jintai has a jī spirit, damn, he is on the Eighth Route Army again.
It was for sure, and before Inoki Kinta arrived at the place where it started, the squadron of devil cavalry who was in charge of the search for the top soldiers retreated. When Inoki looked closely, a squadron had only returned with more than fifty horsemen, and needless to say, the rest of the men and horses had already gone to Amaterasu.
Inoki Jinta ordered to immediately report to the division commander that he had caught the tail of Liu Yimin's Tu Eighth Road, and the Sixth Cavalry Wing was preparing to launch a cavalry group charge, and asked His Excellency the division commander to urge all troops to follow quickly, otherwise, it would be easy to suffer losses if the cavalry wing alone fought without heavy firepower.
After Inoki sent the telegram, he ordered the artillery of the wing to quickly occupy the position and shell the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, as soon as the artillerymen had set up their positions, Inoki received a report that the Eighth Route Army, which was blocking the attack, had already run away.
Kinta Inoki once again viciously cursed the work of the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack, and his conscience was greatly damaged. After scolding Kinta Inogi, he ordered the artillerymen to put away all the infantry guns, mortars and grenadiers that had just been erected, and began to pursue.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese artillery had just put away the cannon, and the xiǎo artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army came out of nowhere and faced the Japanese marching ranks.
Inoki was so angry that he pointed at his saber and ordered the whole team to charge, catch up with the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and cut off their heads!
Last night it snowed so hard that when the horses stepped on it, the horses' hooves sank into the snow and they couldn't run at all. The cavalry relies on speed to form a strong impact force, and if the speed does not go up, the impact force of the cavalry cannot be talked about, and the target can only be enlarged and become the prey of the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops.
In this way, the Eighth Route Army was like a cat and a mouse, constantly attacking with artillery fire, luring the xiǎo devils to pursue, and then machine guns and rifles went on together, constantly blocking the attack, and made Inoki Jintai so angry that he kept sending reports to Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba, urging tanks and armored vehicles to hurry up and keep up.
By the time Kinta Inoki led the Sixth Cavalry Wing to the outskirts of Fuliji, it was already dark. The show is about to start again!